Month: November 2017

As smaller slaughterhouses and pig farms close amid pressure from the Chinese government, demand for imported pork is expected to grow strongly in the coming years, reports the South China Morning Post: http://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2121643/chinas-demand-imported-pork-rise-beijing-closes-small-domestic

Reuters reports that Alibaba’s Singles’ Day sales extravaganza hit $25.4 billion, smashing its own record from last year and cementing it as the world’s biggest shopping event. http://fortune.com/2017/11/11/china-singles-day-alibaba-2/

Nelson Blackley, Nottingham Trent University For the past few years, Black Friday has become a focal point for many US and UK retailers – and for media outlets hungry for images of shoppers bursting into […]

Blockchain technology continues its march through industry after industry, as Walmart develops new ways of ensuring that its supply chain is secure. Source: New Food Magazine, Chinese consumers to trace food through Blockchain